Digital Still CameraDSC-W800

White Balance

Color tones are adjusted according to surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image color appears unnatural.

  1. MENU - (White Balance) - desired mode

(Auto)(Default setting):

Adjusts white balance automatically so that colors appear natural.

(Daylight):

Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.

(Cloudy):

Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.

(Fluorescent White Balance 1):

Adjusts for white fluorescent lighting.

(Fluorescent White Balance 2):

Adjusts for natural white fluorescent lighting.

(Fluorescent White Balance 3):

Adjusts for daylight fluorescent lighting.

(Incandescent):

Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright lighting, such as in a photo studio.

(Flash):

Adjusts for flash conditions.

Note

  • When shooting with a flash in other than [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is set to [Auto].
  • When [Flash] is [On] or [Slow Synchro], white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto] or [Flash].